We Are Probing 18 Sitting Governor – EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede

The head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, revealed that the anti-corruption agency is currently probing 18 incumbent governors.

Olukoyede made this statement during a sensitisation event in Lagos on Friday, July 18.

He noted that the agency would proceed with actions once the governors’ terms conclude.

In the question-and-answer segment, the EFCC chief recounted an incident involving a former governor who was apprehended in the United Kingdom after a hotel manager mistook his actions for insanity due to him spraying pounds.

“I will give you an experience we had in EFCC. There was a time in this country when we were investigating a governor. We don’t wait until they finish their tenures before we investigate.

As I’m talking to you, I’m investigating about 18 governors who are still serving. When they leave (office), we will go to the next level.

This governor was investigated while he was in office. Immediately, he finished his tenure, the following day, he took off to England to avoid the arrest of EFCC.

Coincidentally, that week happens to be his birthday. He organised a birthday party in the hotel where he was staying.

While the party was going on, he started spraying pounds, 50 bills and 10 bills. So the manager of the hotel was called. He came down and saw the former governor spraying pounds. He had never seen such a thing in his life so he had to call 911.

When the Metropolitan Police came, he asked that they should help arrest the former governor. The ex-governor was arrested and they wanted to put him in an ambulance.

The people, his friends, colleagues, and two governors, who went to London to celebrate with him had to intervene. They said the ex-governor was not a mad man because the hotel manager thought he was mad.” he said.

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